Sasha has been grieving deeply since her mother’s death, but firmly resolves not to cry. Instead, she puts into action her plan to be a comedian, in order to make everyone, especially her father, smile.

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Director: Sanna LENKEN
Cast: Sigrid JOHNSON, Oscar TÖRINGE, Ellen TAURE, Iggy MALMBORG, Anna BJELKERUD

2022 / Sweden / 94min.

 

To overcome the grief of losing her mother, 13-year-old Sasha makes four vows. As she puts these vows into action, the anxiety and tension she faces as she goes on stage as a comedian will keep you on the edge of your seat, and make you weep at the end of this gentle film. Comedy Queen won the Crystal Bear Award for Best Picture in the Generation Kplus section at Berlin International Film Festival this year. Charming Sasha is played by Sigrid Johnson, a young actress with a long career. In 2014, she played a main role in the short film Agnes which received Special Mention in the same section at Berlinale. Sanna Lenken helmed the film, based on the best-selling children’s book by Jenny Jägerfeld, whose “Me on the Floor, Bleeding” has been published in a Japanese translation. Her debut film My Skinny Sister (03) also won the Crystal Bear Award at Berlinale, thus she was crowned two films in a row.